Sliding door



(No Model.)

W. S. VOORHIS 8v G. H. HOUSER.

SLIDING DUUR. Y No. 293,991. Patented Feb. 19. 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

WINFIELD S. VOORHIS AND GEORGE H. HOUSER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SLIDING DOOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 293,991, dated February 19, 1884.

' Application filed July 26,1883. (No moda.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WINEIELD S. VOOR- Hrs and GEORGE H. HoUsER, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sliding Doors, of which the following is a specification, to wit:

This invention relates to sliding doors; and it consists of a door having tracks or bearingbars in its longitudinal center, in combination with two or more rollers journaled on studs upon the car or building, whereby the door is evenly balanced and is not subject to wrenching while being moved, nor liable to bind, substantially as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enablefothers skilled in the art to which our invention appertains to make and use the same, we will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of our invention. Fig. 2 is avertical section of one of the rollers. Fig. 3'is a detail view ofthe latch.

A represents the frame of a car, and B the sliding door, of the usual form. This door is formed or provided in its longitudinal center with two bars, Bl B, upon the adjacent edges of which are secured the met-al bearingstrips b b, as seen in Fig. 2. These bars and their bearing-strips extend out in rear of the door for a suitable distance, as represented, and are covered by planks or boards A', corresponding toV those which form the side of the car, and form a sheath, which'prevents the mechanism frombeing exposed to the action of the weather. Upon the side of the car, in position to properly align with the tracks B B, are secured two plates, C C, from each of which projects a hollow stud, C', forming@J journal for a grooved roller, D. This roller is held in place by a headed bolt, d, passing through the journal C and the side of the car, and the wheels or rollers run between the bearing-strips b b. It will be seen that by this arrangement the door is equally balanced above and below the hangers, and is, therefore, not liable to be wrenched or strained in opening or closing, and moves easily upon its hangers without risk of binding. The forward edge of the door is provided with a slotted plate, e, andthe jamb against which it closes has one or more hinged or pivoted hooks or latches, E, adapted,when

the door is closed, vto engage and hold the slotted plate. These latches are connected by a rod, e', running down to within convenient reach of the operator, and turned outward through a slot, e2, in the door-frame, by means of which the latches may be raised when desired.

It is obvious that this device may be used on cars or buildings, or in any place where a sliding door is desired.

To prevent the door from swinging out at the lower rear corner when closed, we provide it with a butt-on, f, and place upon the body of the car a metal piece, f', under which it is turned. (See Fig. l.)

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A sliding door provided with tracks or bearings at its longitudinal center, in combination with two or more rollers j ournaled upon the frame of the' car or building, whereby the door is equally balanced both above and below its hangers, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a sliding door, a door having two bars provided with bearing-irons, extending across its longitudinal center and projecting in rear of the same, and covered in to exclude the weather, in combination with two or more grooved rollers journaled upon the side of the car or building and working between the bearing-irons, substantially as shown and described. i

3. The combination, with the car or building A, provided with the plates C, having hollow studs C', and grooved rollers D, of the door B, having central bars, B', and bearingstrips b, closed or covered from the weather by boarding corresponding to those forming the side of the car, and extending somewhat in rear of the saine, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. Y

4. In a car-door, the combination, with the d oor B, having a slotted plate, e, of the hinged or pivoted latches E, connected by a rod, e', extending through the side of the car, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses. WINFIELD S. VOORHIS.

GEORGE H. HOUSER.

Witnesses:

W. G. MCARTHUR, CRAs. KREssMANN. 

